Ireland Theme Part 1 - Porchabai

Lord Shiva danced in the five ambalams during various occasions. These are places where Lord Shiva danced in different occasions. • Chithambaram - Golden hall (ponnambalam - kanaka sabha) • Madurai - Silver hall (veLLiyambalam - rajata sabha) • ThiruvAlaNkAdu - Gem hall (iraththinasabai - ratna sabha) • ThirunelvEli - Copper hall (thAmira sabai - tAmra sabha) • KutRAlam - Picture hall (chiththira sabai - chitra sabha) Chithambaram - Golden hall (ponnambalam - kanaka sabha) Chitambaram also called ponnambalam (Golden hall), is the famous temple for Shiva devotees in Tamil Nadu. Once the great serpent Adhi sEsha felt that mahA vishNu was heavy that time. He asked mahA vishNu the reason. He told him that he remembered the dance, that Lord did once in the presence of all dhEvAs. Due to the pleasure of reminiscence mahA vishNu was heavy. Inspired by this Adhi sEsha wanted to see the dance of the Lord. He came to chitambaram and worshipped the Lord as Pathanychali. VyAghrapAdar, a sage, was also worshipping the Lord to see His dance. VyAghra pAdar got as a boon the legs and eyes of the tiger to claim the trees and see in the dark, so that he can get flowers, fresh, untouched by even bees, before the dawn for the worship. They worshipped the Lord for a long time. To fulfill their desire the Lord appeared on the thiruvAdhirai and danced in the golden hall.